Brewer's: Drug

It is a mere drug in the market. Something not called for, which no one will buy. French drogue = rubbish, as Ce n'est que de la drogue; hence droguet (drugget), inferior carpet-cloth made of rubbish or inferior wool, etc.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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